European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 31 - August 4, 2013
(21) Sergiy Popov/Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine
 
Sergiy Popov
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaporishya
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$76,052.40
Valeriy Samoday
Russia / Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 4, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Sumy
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 50
Career Wins: 7
Career CEV Best: 3rd (Novi Sad 2013)
Career Winnings: US$32,268.66
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171921253341Money
CEV400100001001100 US$4,738.90
CEV C&S400001110100000 US$2,069.78
CEV Under Age521100000100000 US$0.00
FIVB1000001000300231 US$26,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC520000000110100 US$0.00
Overall2841202111611431 US$33,208.68
Previous Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2013 Anapa Open 5 5th 300 US$6,500.00
CEV 7/16-20/2013 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters 5 3rd 256 € 2,625.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam Q11 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 45 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam Q19 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 6/5-9/2013 Under 23 World Championships 16 17th 112 US$0.00
CEV 5/29-6/2/2013 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Q3 21st 96 € 0.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam Q19 41st 80 US$0.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 28, Q18 17th 200 US$2,300.00
CEV C&S 4/2-6/2013 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya 20 17th 112 € 112.50
CEV 8/22-26/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters 9 13th 180 € 500.00
FIVB 8/14-19/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 31 17th 160 US$5,100.00
2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/31/2013 Pool N Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (12) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:43
Thu, 8/1/2013 Pool N Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (5) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:42
Fri, 8/2/2013 Pool N Yury Bogatov / Alexey Pastukhov, Russia (28) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 13-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Popov/Samoday trail the series against the field 9-15 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/4/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Popov/Samoday 20 22-20, 21-14 0:47
Trail the series against # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-2
7/19/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters Winner 4 Doppler/Horst 1 Popov/Samoday 5 18-21, 21-11, 16-14 0:51
4/5/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Contender 2 Doppler/Horst 3 Popov/Samoday 20 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
8/1/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 5 Popov/Samoday 21 22-20, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 6 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Erdmann/Matysik 5 Popov/Samoday 28, Q18 21-12, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gavira/Herrera 27, Q6 Popov/Samoday Q11 12-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:43
Trail the series against # 11 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool D Koshkarev/Semenov 21 Popov/Samoday 45 19-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/31/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool N Bockermann/Urbatzka 12 Popov/Samoday 21 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 5-1
7/20/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters Contender 5 Popov/Samoday 5 Kantor/Losiak 2 21-13, 23-21 0:37
6/7/13FIVB Age Group WCUnder 23 World Championships Pool A Kantor/Losiak 1 Popov/Samoday 16 19-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:57
4/23/13FIVBFuzhou Open Qualifier 1 Popov/Samoday 28, Q18 Kantor/Losiak Q15 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
7/21/12CEV Under Age2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Gold Medal Popov/Samoday 20 Kantor/Losiak 3 23-21, 21-19 0:45
7/20/12CEV Under Age2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Winner 3 Popov/Samoday 20 Kantor/Losiak 3 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
9/4/11FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Gold Medal Popov/Samoday 20 Kantor/Losiak 9 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Series tied with # 14 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 1-1
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Weingart 22, Q3 Popov/Samoday Q19 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
4/4/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Winner 1 Popov/Samoday 20 Gabathuler/Weingart 13 21-18, 10-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool D Popov/Samoday 45 Eithun/Horrem 28 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 18 Fluggen/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-2
7/27/13FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Fluggen/Walkenhorst 10 Popov/Samoday 5 24-22, 21-18 0:39
7/20/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters Semi-Finals Fluggen/Walkenhorst 10 Popov/Samoday 5 21-19, 21-16 0:31
Series tied with # 22 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-1
7/27/13FIVBAnapa Open Winner 2 Popov/Samoday 5 Mullner/Wutzl 6 28-26, 17-21, 15-11  
4/30/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Mullner/Wutzl Q14 Popov/Samoday Q19 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 26 Garcia/Marco, Spain 0-1
7/26/13FIVBAnapa Open Pool E Garcia/Marco 12 Popov/Samoday 5 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 27 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Popov/Samoday 28, Q18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 12 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 28 Bogatov/Pastukhov, Russia 0-1
8/2/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool N Bogatov/Pastukhov 28 Popov/Samoday 21 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52